Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Galaxy Z Fold8 or Pixel 10 Pro Fold: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Galaxy Z Fold8 leads on battery life and is smaller, thinner and lighter. The Pixel 10 Pro Fold leads on the camera and toughness, and has the bigger screen. We have no current UK price for the Pixel 10 Pro Fold.
Comparing 2 phones
Galaxy Z Fold8Overall score 84/100
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Pixel 10 Pro FoldOverall score 84/100
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Best: Galaxy Z Fold8The Galaxy Z Fold8 charges faster by cable (45 W vs 30 W on the Pixel), so it tops up quicker with a compatible charger.
It also charges faster without a cable (20 W vs 15 W on the Pixel), so cable-free top-ups are quicker.
Screen
EvenBoth have similar sharpness (403 ppi and 374 ppi), close enough not to matter much day to day.
Camera
Best: Pixel 10 Pro FoldThe Pixel 10 Pro Fold is the only one with a zoom lens (5x), so it can get closer to faraway subjects without cropping the photo.
Its selfie camera also has more megapixels (48 MP vs 10 MP on the Samsung), so selfies and video calls can look more detailed.
Speed
Depends on youThe Galaxy Z Fold8's chip (Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) scores higher in benchmark tests than the one in the Pixel (Google Tensor G5), so it should feel quicker in demanding apps and games.
The Pixel 10 Pro Fold has more memory (16GB vs 12GB on the Samsung), which helps it keep more apps open at once.
Toughness
Best: Pixel 10 Pro FoldThe Pixel 10 Pro Fold has the better water and dust rating (IP68 vs IP48 on the Samsung), so it is better protected against water and dust.
Size and weight
Depends on youThe Galaxy Z Fold8 is smaller overall (161.4 × 123.9 mm vs 155.2 × 150.4 mm on the Pixel), so it is easier to reach across with one hand.
The Pixel 10 Pro Fold has the bigger screen (8 inches vs 7.6 inches on the Samsung), which gives more room for videos, maps and reading.
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Scores
| Score | Galaxy Z Fold8 | Pixel 10 Pro Fold |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 73 | 72 |
| Screen | 89 | 88 |
| Camera | 78 | 84 |
| Speed | 94 | 80 |
| Toughness | 80 | 85 |
| Connections and extras | 91 | 95 |
| Overall | 84 | 84 |
How these scores are made: Each score is calculated from the maker's published specs and benchmark results, using one fixed formula for every phone. We have not tested these phones in the hand. How we score phones
Specs side by side
Display
- Type
- Foldable Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2XFoldable LTPO OLED, OLED
- Size
- 7.6 inches8 inches
- Resolution
- 1828 × 2448 pixels2076×2152 pixels
- PPI
- 403374
- Aspect ratio
- 4:31:1
- Screen-to-body ratio
- ≈ 88.9 %88.4 %
- Display features
- Capacitive Touchscreen, HDR10+, Multi-touch displayCapacitive Touchscreen HDR HDR10+ Multi-touch display
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 5
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5Google Tensor G5
- Fabrication Technology
- 3 nm3 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 4.6 GHz3780 MHz
- Microarchitecture
- 2x 4.6 GHz – Oryon V3 Phoenix L, 6x 3.62 GHz – Oryon V3 Phoenix M1x 3.78 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-A725 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex-A520
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 840 @1.20 GHzIMG PowerVR DXT-48-1536
- RAM
- 12GB, 16GB16GB
- Storage Type
- UFS 4.0N/A
- Expandable Storage
- NoN/A
Software
- Operating System
- Android 17 (Cinnamon Bun), with up to 7 major Android upgradesAndroid 16 (Baklava) , with up to 7 major Android upgrades
Main Camera
- Matrix
- 50 MP48 MP
- Video Resolution
- 4320p @ 30 fps, 2160p @ 30/60/120 fps, 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps2160p @ 24/30/60 fps 1080p @ 24/30/60/120/240 fps
- Video Features
- Gyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)10-bit HDR, Gyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
- Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR), PanoramaPanorama
- Lenses
- 50 MP, ƒ/1.8, 23 mm (Wide angle), 1.0 μm, 1/1.57" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 50 MP, ƒ/1.9, 120° (Ultra-wide angle), 0.7 μm, 1/2.5" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF48 MP , ƒ /1.7, 25 mm ( Wide-angle ), 0.8 μm , 1/2.0" Sensor size Dual-Pixel PDAF Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 10. 8 MP , ƒ /3.1, 112 mm ( Telephoto ), x5 optical zoom, 1/3.2" Sensor size Dual-Pixel PDAF Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 10. 5 MP , ƒ /2.2, 127° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1/3.4" Sensor size - PDAF 48 MP , ƒ /1.7, 25 mm ( Wide-angle ), 0.8 μm , 1/2.0" Sensor size 10. 8 MP , ƒ /3.1, 112 mm ( Telephoto ), x5 optical zoom, 1/3.2" Sensor size 10. 5 MP , ƒ /2.2, 127° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1/3.4" Sensor size
- Flash
- LED flashLED Flash, LED Flash
Selfie camera
- Matrix
- 10 MPN/A
- Lenses
- 10 MP, ƒ/2.2, 18 mm (Ultra-wide angle), 1.12 μm, 1/3.0" Sensor size 10 MP, ƒ/2.2, 24 mm (Wide angle), 1.12 μm, 1/3.0" Sensor size10 MP , ƒ /2.2, 23 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1/3.94" Sensor size - PDAF 10 MP , ƒ /2.2, 23 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1/3.94" Sensor size Camera on the cover - PDAF 10 MP , ƒ /2.2, 23 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1/3.94" Sensor size 10 MP , ƒ /2.2, 23 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1/3.94" Sensor size
- Video Features
- Gyro-EISN/A
- Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR)High Dynamic Range (HDR) Panorama
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 22 July 2026Wednesday, 20 August 2025
- Released
- Wednesday, 22 July 2026Thursday, 09 October 2025
Battery
- Capacity
- 4800 mAh5015 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion, Li-PolyLi-Ion
- Wired charging power
- 45 W30W
- Wireless charging power
- 20 W15W
- Fast charging support
- Yesno
- Features
- Reverse wireless charging, Wired charging from 0-63% in 30 minutes (as advertised)Qi2 wireless charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 30 minutes (official specs),
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- N/A12:23 hh:mm
- Video watching
- N/A8:56 hh:mm
- Playing games
- N/A8:49 hh:mm
Design
- Height
- 161.4 mm155.2 mm
- Width
- 123.9 mm150.4 mm
- Thickness
- 4.5 mm5.2 mm
- Weight
- 201 g258 g
- Resistance certificate
- IP48IP68
Network
- SIM cards
- Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM)Dual SIM
- Network Type support
- 5G, LTE, HSPA5G, LTE (CA), HSPA
- Network_5G bands
- n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n257, n258, n260, n2615G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n14 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28 (700), n29 (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (2100), n70 (2000), n71 (600), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700), n257 (28000), n258 (26000), n260 (39000), n261 (28000 MHz)
- Network_4G bands
- b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b7, b8, b12, b13, b14, b17, b18, b19, b20, b25, b26, b28, b29, b30, b38, b39, b40, b41, b48, b66, b71LTE: b1 (2100), b2 (1900), b3 (1800), b4 (1700), b5 (850), b7 (2600), b8 (900), b12 (700), b13 (700), b14 (700), b17 (700), b18 (800), b19 (800), b20 (800), b21 (1500), b25 (1900), b26 (850), b28 (700), b29 (700), b30 (2300), b32 (1500), b38 (2600), b39 (1900), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b42 (3500), b48 (3800), b66 (1700), b71 (600 MHz)
- Network_3G bands
- HSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHzHSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 MHz
Connectivity
- WiFi support
- Yes (Wi-Fi 7)Yes ( Wi-Fi 7 )
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go, USB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C 3.2,
- GPS features
- BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, QZSSBDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS (L1 & L5), NavIC, QZSS
- Wi-Fi features
- Tri-band, Wi-Fi DirectTri-band
Multimedia
- Audio type
- High-bitrate audio support, Stereo speakersStereo speakers,